CHAPTER FOUR: Shippo, the fox demon
Inuyasha looked up at the sky. "I wonder why she gave me the jewel when she could have just used it herself…" He said aloud. He looked around, then back up to the sky. 'What's taking her so long…' He thought, growling softly. 'I'll never understand women…' He thought, standing up. He began walking into the forest when he heard growling, yelling, and talking coming from the lake.
"Hand over the Shikon jewel!"
"HELL NO! And go the heck away! I'm trying to take a bath!"
"Just hand it over!!"
"NO YOU PINK BLOB!"
Inuyasha blinked then leaped onto a tree branch, and looked into the lake. A big pink blob was hovering on the shore, while Kagome, who was currently dressed at least, was yelling at the blob. "Sheesh cat-girl…" Inuyasha said, leaping at the blob and hitting it with his fist. The blob poofed in smoke then became a… fox demon…a very young one at that. "OW!" the fox demon yelled, rubbing his head.
Inuyasha picked the fox up by his tail, and held him up. "So… why were you harassing cat-girl over there?" He said, looking at the fox, which was struggling and fidgeting in every direction. Kagome slipped up beside Inuyasha and held her hands together. "Can I touch it?" Kagome said, smiling and looking at the fox's tail.
"Whatever…" Inuyasha said, throwing the fox at Kagome. She caught the fox, and looked at him. "Hi little fox… what's your name?" Kagome said, patting him on the head. "My name's Shippo…" The fox said, whining a little, rubbing his bottom. "I'm Kagome… and dog-boy over there is named Inuyasha."
"Hi Kagome…" Shippo said, leaping up to her shoulder. "Hey! You're a half breed too!" Shippo said, sitting in the middle of Kagome's head, and pulling her ears gently. "Half-breed?" Kagome said, tilting her head. Shippo squealed, then fell off. He jolted back up and onto her shoulder. "Uh-huh! Inuyasha's a half br-" Shippo began, but Inuyasha hit him on the head. "Never call me a half-breed! And if you call her that again, I swear I will take off your tail with my bare hand!"
Shippo squealed and nodded his head fastly. "I'll never call you guys that again! I promise!" Shippo said, leaping over to Kagome's shoulder. "Inuyasha? What does half-breed mean?" Kagome said, looking at Inuyasha. Inuyasha tilted his head to the ground. "You don't really need to know…yet…" Inuyasha said, looking at Kagome, with sympathy. "Hunh..? Okay then…" Kagome said, looking over to Shippo.
"BY THE WAY!" Kagome said, growling a little. She put Shippo on Inuyasha's shoulder, then turned him around, and began pushing him into the forest. "You two go back! I still need to take a bath!" Kagome said, pushing them a little further then going back to the lake. Inuyasha shrugged, and then began walking back towards the clearing. "After what just happened, I'm going to stay here. Who knows what else might be out there." Inuyasha said, smirking at Kagome.
"SIT! BOY!" Kagome yelled, watching Inuyasha faceplant the ground. Inuyasha mumbled something then stood up. Shippo was on a tree branch laughing his fox tail off. "Good god woman… seriously…" Inuyasha said, standing straight. "Pervert!" Kagome hissed at Inuyasha. She turned around, and stuck her tail in the air. Then the red tip became covered in flames. She walked over to the rim of the lake, and sat down. "Awe, did I make the kitty mad?" Inuyasha taunted, smirking.
"Am I gonna make the dog lose his ears? I will if he doesn't shut up." Kagome said, taking a sidelong glance to Inuyasha's ears. "I guess you two aren't very far yet." Shippo said, looking at them. Kagome and Inuyasha both looked at Shippo with wide eyes, and their mouth open. "I don't know what that means, but no one wants to tell me." Shippo said, sighing. Kagome and Inuyasha both hit Shippo on the head.
Kagome growled softly, then pulled out a small wooden tablet. It had smaller tablets in it, and there was a scrambled picture on it. She handed it to Shippo. "There. Go play with that." She said, smiling. "THANKS KAGOME!!!" Shippo yelled as he ran off with the puzzle. "Inuyasha, would you please go away? I need to take a bath!" Kagome said, looking at him with her arms crossed. "Can't I get something like Shippo did? Like a kiss?" Inuyasha said smirking. "You can get this…SIT! BOY!!"
Inuyasha faceplanted the ground, and began cursing out something. "Go away now… I might give you a kiss later." Kagome said with a bored look. Inuyasha jolted up, and ran out of the clearing and into the forest. Kagome looked at the dust trail Inuyasha left, then smiled. "It did work, like mom said it usually did." Kagome said, getting ready to take a bath.
~An Hour Later~
Inuyasha looked around, and then heard Kagome humming. She came into the clearing, ringing out her wet hair. Inuyasha smirked, and looked up at her. "What took you so damn long?" He asked, glancing over to Shippo who was still messing with his puzzle-thing. "Well, I wanted to get clean, then it took me a while to figure out where I had placed my hair tie…" Kagome said, tying up her hair.
Inuyasha stood up, and then walked over beside Kagome. She faced the clearing, and he faced the forest. He kissed her on the cheek, and then ran for it into the forest. Kagome stood there, bewildered, while Inuyasha kept running. Inuyasha came to a stop, and then leapt up into a tree. Kagome soon followed after him. She stood in front of the tree he was lounging in, and looked up at him. Inuyasha looked down at her, still smirking.
Kagome leapt up onto his branch, then her left foot hit something wet and slimy, and then she fell. Inuyasha caught her hand, then pulled her up. He stumbled backwards, causing her to fall into him. Kagome blinked, then looked up. Inuyasha looked down, and smiled weakly. Kagome blushed then quickly tilted her head down.
Inuyasha looked up at the sky. "I wonder why she gave me the jewel when she could have just used it herself…" He said aloud. He looked around, then back up to the sky. 'What's taking her so long…' He thought, growling softly. 'I'll never understand women…' He thought, standing up. He began walking into the forest when he heard growling, yelling, and talking coming from the lake.
"Hand over the Shikon jewel!"
"HELL NO! And go the heck away! I'm trying to take a bath!"
"Just hand it over!!"
"NO YOU PINK BLOB!"
Inuyasha blinked then leaped onto a tree branch, and looked into the lake. A big pink blob was hovering on the shore, while Kagome, who was currently dressed at least, was yelling at the blob. "Sheesh cat-girl…" Inuyasha said, leaping at the blob and hitting it with his fist. The blob poofed in smoke then became a… fox demon…a very young one at that. "OW!" the fox demon yelled, rubbing his head.
Inuyasha picked the fox up by his tail, and held him up. "So… why were you harassing cat-girl over there?" He said, looking at the fox, which was struggling and fidgeting in every direction. Kagome slipped up beside Inuyasha and held her hands together. "Can I touch it?" Kagome said, smiling and looking at the fox's tail.
"Whatever…" Inuyasha said, throwing the fox at Kagome. She caught the fox, and looked at him. "Hi little fox… what's your name?" Kagome said, patting him on the head. "My name's Shippo…" The fox said, whining a little, rubbing his bottom. "I'm Kagome… and dog-boy over there is named Inuyasha."
"Hi Kagome…" Shippo said, leaping up to her shoulder. "Hey! You're a half breed too!" Shippo said, sitting in the middle of Kagome's head, and pulling her ears gently. "Half-breed?" Kagome said, tilting her head. Shippo squealed, then fell off. He jolted back up and onto her shoulder. "Uh-huh! Inuyasha's a half br-" Shippo began, but Inuyasha hit him on the head. "Never call me a half-breed! And if you call her that again, I swear I will take off your tail with my bare hand!"
Shippo squealed and nodded his head fastly. "I'll never call you guys that again! I promise!" Shippo said, leaping over to Kagome's shoulder. "Inuyasha? What does half-breed mean?" Kagome said, looking at Inuyasha. Inuyasha tilted his head to the ground. "You don't really need to know…yet…" Inuyasha said, looking at Kagome, with sympathy. "Hunh..? Okay then…" Kagome said, looking over to Shippo.
"BY THE WAY!" Kagome said, growling a little. She put Shippo on Inuyasha's shoulder, then turned him around, and began pushing him into the forest. "You two go back! I still need to take a bath!" Kagome said, pushing them a little further then going back to the lake. Inuyasha shrugged, and then began walking back towards the clearing. "After what just happened, I'm going to stay here. Who knows what else might be out there." Inuyasha said, smirking at Kagome.
"SIT! BOY!" Kagome yelled, watching Inuyasha faceplant the ground. Inuyasha mumbled something then stood up. Shippo was on a tree branch laughing his fox tail off. "Good god woman… seriously…" Inuyasha said, standing straight. "Pervert!" Kagome hissed at Inuyasha. She turned around, and stuck her tail in the air. Then the red tip became covered in flames. She walked over to the rim of the lake, and sat down. "Awe, did I make the kitty mad?" Inuyasha taunted, smirking.
"Am I gonna make the dog lose his ears? I will if he doesn't shut up." Kagome said, taking a sidelong glance to Inuyasha's ears. "I guess you two aren't very far yet." Shippo said, looking at them. Kagome and Inuyasha both looked at Shippo with wide eyes, and their mouth open. "I don't know what that means, but no one wants to tell me." Shippo said, sighing. Kagome and Inuyasha both hit Shippo on the head.
Kagome growled softly, then pulled out a small wooden tablet. It had smaller tablets in it, and there was a scrambled picture on it. She handed it to Shippo. "There. Go play with that." She said, smiling. "THANKS KAGOME!!!" Shippo yelled as he ran off with the puzzle. "Inuyasha, would you please go away? I need to take a bath!" Kagome said, looking at him with her arms crossed. "Can't I get something like Shippo did? Like a kiss?" Inuyasha said smirking. "You can get this…SIT! BOY!!"
Inuyasha faceplanted the ground, and began cursing out something. "Go away now… I might give you a kiss later." Kagome said with a bored look. Inuyasha jolted up, and ran out of the clearing and into the forest. Kagome looked at the dust trail Inuyasha left, then smiled. "It did work, like mom said it usually did." Kagome said, getting ready to take a bath.
~An Hour Later~
Inuyasha looked around, and then heard Kagome humming. She came into the clearing, ringing out her wet hair. Inuyasha smirked, and looked up at her. "What took you so damn long?" He asked, glancing over to Shippo who was still messing with his puzzle-thing. "Well, I wanted to get clean, then it took me a while to figure out where I had placed my hair tie…" Kagome said, tying up her hair.
Inuyasha stood up, and then walked over beside Kagome. She faced the clearing, and he faced the forest. He kissed her on the cheek, and then ran for it into the forest. Kagome stood there, bewildered, while Inuyasha kept running. Inuyasha came to a stop, and then leapt up into a tree. Kagome soon followed after him. She stood in front of the tree he was lounging in, and looked up at him. Inuyasha looked down at her, still smirking.
Kagome leapt up onto his branch, then her left foot hit something wet and slimy, and then she fell. Inuyasha caught her hand, then pulled her up. He stumbled backwards, causing her to fall into him. Kagome blinked, then looked up. Inuyasha looked down, and smiled weakly. Kagome blushed then quickly tilted her head down.